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The Madisonensis VOL. XXXVIHI HAMILTON N. V., OCT. 16, 1906. NUMBER 2. Alterations Appearing in Rules of 1906. The chief alterations in the rules for this season are as follows: The officials of the game shall be a referee, two umpires and a linesman. It is, however, allowable to dispense with the second umpire at the discretion of the two institutions involved.The length of the game has been shortened by ten minutes, making the two halves each thirty minutes in length. The line of scrimmage for each side is an imaginary line parallel to the goal line and passing through that point of the ball nearest the side's own goal line. It will be noted that there are thus two lines of scrimmage, one for each team, and the two teams are thus separated the length of the ball. The snapper-back must place the ball flat upon the ground with its long axis at right angles to the line of scrimmage. It has also been provided that a player to be on the line of scrimmage must have both hands or both feet up to or within one foot of it. He must also stand with both feet outside the outside foot of the player next to him unless he be one of the two men standing on either side of the snapper-back, in which case he may lock legs with the snapper-back. A player attempting to make a fair catch must signal his intention by raising his hand clearly above his head while advancing toward the ball. Further addition has been made to the rule regarding "down." That is, that the referee shall blow his whistle whenever any portion of the person of the runner with the ball, except his hands or feet, touches the ground while he is in the grasp of an opponent. The ball is also "down" when, as specified in the rules, it goes across the goal lin» on a kick which has struck the ground in-the held of play, except the kick off, and also when it goes over in the same manner from a forward pass. Tripping is specifically defined as follows: A player trips another player when he obstructs him below the knee with that part of his leg that is below the knee. Hurdling is defined and forbidden. Hurdling in the open is jumping over or attempting to jump over an opponent who is still on his feet. Hurdling in the line is jumping over or attempting to jump over a player on the line of scrimmage with the feet or knees foremost within a distance of five yards on either side of the point where the ball is put in play. Regarding the taking out of time, it is provided that either captain may ask for time three times during the half without penalty. If thereafter either captain requests time, his side shall be penalized by loss of two yards for each call, unless the player be removed from the game. Further provision is made against interference with the man snapping the ball back. The opponents must neither interfere in any way whatever with him, nor touch him nor the ball until it is actually put in play. The snapper-back is allowed to have his head, also the hand or foot used in snapping the ball, off-side. There must always be at least six men of the side in possession of the ball on the line of scrimmage, and if only six are on the line, one of those not on the line must have both feet outside the outside foot of the player on the end of the line. Furthermore, no player of those ordinarily occupying the position of center, guard or tackle, that is, the five middle players of the line, may drop back from the line of scrimmage on the offense unless he goes back at least five yards, and another player takes his place on the line. It is furthermore provided that there shall be no shifting of men to evade this rule, the intention being that the big men in the middle of the line shall not be dropped back for the purpose of carrying the ball or using their weight in the interference. The dropping back of a single man five yards in this way is to enable the team to use a kicker if he happens to play on the line. Holding has been more specifically defined to include the following: Grasping an opponent with the hands or arms, placing the hands upon an opponent to push him away from the play, circling in any degree any part of the opponent with the arm, any use of the arms to lift an opponent in blocking. The only allowable use of the arm in blocking or obstructing an opponent is with the arms close to the body. The most radical of all changes made, however, has been the introduction of the forward pass, the rule for this reading as follows:

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The Madisonensis VOL. XXXVIHI HAMILTON N. V., OCT. 16, 1906. NUMBER 2. Alterations Appearing in Rules of 1906. The chief alterations in the rules for this season are as follows: The officials of the game shall be a referee, two umpires and a linesman. It is, however, allowable to dispense with the second umpire at the discretion of the two institutions involved.The length of the game has been shortened by ten minutes, making the two halves each thirty minutes in length. The line of scrimmage for each side is an imaginary line parallel to the goal line and passing through that point of the ball nearest the side's own goal line. It will be noted that there are thus two lines of scrimmage, one for each team, and the two teams are thus separated the length of the ball. The snapper-back must place the ball flat upon the ground with its long axis at right angles to the line of scrimmage. It has also been provided that a player to be on the line of scrimmage must have both hands or both feet up to or within one foot of it. He must also stand with both feet outside the outside foot of the player next to him unless he be one of the two men standing on either side of the snapper-back, in which case he may lock legs with the snapper-back. A player attempting to make a fair catch must signal his intention by raising his hand clearly above his head while advancing toward the ball. Further addition has been made to the rule regarding "down." That is, that the referee shall blow his whistle whenever any portion of the person of the runner with the ball, except his hands or feet, touches the ground while he is in the grasp of an opponent. The ball is also "down" when, as specified in the rules, it goes across the goal lin» on a kick which has struck the ground in-the held of play, except the kick off, and also when it goes over in the same manner from a forward pass. Tripping is specifically defined as follows: A player trips another player when he obstructs him below the knee with that part of his leg that is below the knee. Hurdling is defined and forbidden. Hurdling in the open is jumping over or attempting to jump over an opponent who is still on his feet. Hurdling in the line is jumping over or attempting to jump over a player on the line of scrimmage with the feet or knees foremost within a distance of five yards on either side of the point where the ball is put in play. Regarding the taking out of time, it is provided that either captain may ask for time three times during the half without penalty. If thereafter either captain requests time, his side shall be penalized by loss of two yards for each call, unless the player be removed from the game. Further provision is made against interference with the man snapping the ball back. The opponents must neither interfere in any way whatever with him, nor touch him nor the ball until it is actually put in play. The snapper-back is allowed to have his head, also the hand or foot used in snapping the ball, off-side. There must always be at least six men of the side in possession of the ball on the line of scrimmage, and if only six are on the line, one of those not on the line must have both feet outside the outside foot of the player on the end of the line. Furthermore, no player of those ordinarily occupying the position of center, guard or tackle, that is, the five middle players of the line, may drop back from the line of scrimmage on the offense unless he goes back at least five yards, and another player takes his place on the line. It is furthermore provided that there shall be no shifting of men to evade this rule, the intention being that the big men in the middle of the line shall not be dropped back for the purpose of carrying the ball or using their weight in the interference. The dropping back of a single man five yards in this way is to enable the team to use a kicker if he happens to play on the line. Holding has been more specifically defined to include the following: Grasping an opponent with the hands or arms, placing the hands upon an opponent to push him away from the play, circling in any degree any part of the opponent with the arm, any use of the arms to lift an opponent in blocking. The only allowable use of the arm in blocking or obstructing an opponent is with the arms close to the body. The most radical of all changes made, however, has been the introduction of the forward pass, the rule for this reading as follows: